STATE v. BACON

No. 96-548.

702 A.2d 116 (1997)

STATE of Vermont v. Christopher L. BACON.

Supreme Court of Vermont.

August 29, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffrey L. Amestoy, Attorney General, Montpelier, John Treadwell, Special Assistant Attorney General, and Joseph L. Winn, Assistant Attorney General, Waterbury, for plaintiff-appellant.

Jesse M. Corum IV of Gale, Corum & Stern, Brattleboro, for defendant-appellee.

Robert Appel, Defender General, and William A. Nelson, Appellate Attorney, Montpelier, for amicus curiae Office of Defender General.

Before GIBSON, DOOLEY, MORSE and JOHNSON, JJ., and ALLEN, C.J. (Ret.), Specially Assigned.


JOHNSON, Justice.

We consider for the second time the circumstances under which a presentence investigation report (PSI) should be disclosed to persons other than the defendant, defense counsel, and the attorney for the state. See V.R.Cr.P. 32(c)(3). In State v. LaBounty, ___ Vt. ___, 702 A.2d 82 (1997), we held that PSIs are not subject to a qualified First Amendment right of access, and should not be routinely disclosed to...

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